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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2773808, member: 10461&quot;]The toning in this case is <i>secondary</i> toning, not <i>original </i>toning.&nbsp; The coin was cleaned (polished), and developed that iridescence as a result.&nbsp; As such, I&#039;d say it&#039;s worth about a quarter as-is.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.numismedia.com/cgi-bin/coinprice.cgi?script=lnccnt&amp;searchtype=any&amp;searchtext=fmv&amp;search=any&amp;nmcode=10626500&amp;guide=prices&amp;guide2=pricesms" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.numismedia.com/cgi-bin/coinprice.cgi?script=lnccnt&amp;searchtype=any&amp;searchtext=fmv&amp;search=any&amp;nmcode=10626500&amp;guide=prices&amp;guide2=pricesms" rel="nofollow">Numismedia trends has VG8 at $0.32 and F12 at $0.44.</a> Just off the cuff, without looking at Photograde or such, I&#039;d put it somewhere around one or the other of those grades in terms of <i>detail</i>, but one would then deduct a bit for the cleaning.</p><p><br /></p><p>Spotting cleaned coins versus original takes practice.&nbsp; Eventually you&#039;ll develop an eye for it, but it takes some time.&nbsp; Looking at lots and lots of them helps.</p><p><br /></p><p>Iridescent toning can be attractive, even if (as in this case) it&#039;s not original.&nbsp; But to be worth any kind of premium, it has to be original, and not a result of an old cleaning.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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